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UN strongly approves Palestinian proposal to raise flag
Associated Press ^ | Sep. 10, 2015 11:48 PM EDT | Cara Anna and Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 09/10/2015 11:36:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday allowing the Palestinians and the Holy See to raise their flags at U.N. headquarters—a symbolic step pursued by the Palestinians in their quest for an independent state.

Israel strongly objected to the proposal and joined seven other countries, including the United States, in voting “no”; 119 nations voted “yes” and 45 abstained.

The resolution allows non-member observer states to raise their flags alongside those of the 193 U.N. member states. The Palestinians and the Vatican are the only two observers, but the Holy See has backed away from the effort, saying it will not raise its flag before Pope Francis visits the U.N. later this month. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iran; israel; lebanon; rop; stateofpalestine; un; waronterror; worldwar3
Between the Vatican and “Palestine”, only one is a state.
1 posted on 09/10/2015 11:36:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Obama would rather see the black flag of ISIS raised on our soil, but he will settle for this. For now.


2 posted on 09/11/2015 2:51:06 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Olog-hai

The Vatican combined with the UN. Yep, One World Government is coming, and it will come through the Catholic Church, which has been subverted by Marxists, including the Pope.


3 posted on 09/11/2015 5:52:10 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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4 posted on 09/11/2015 6:59:11 AM PDT by SJackson (Everybody has a plan until they get hit. Mike Tyson)
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